I have read a bunch of reports about HIV/AIDS in people over the age of 50. There was a lot of information out there. It seems that elderly people need their own special care programs. They are not educated about the disease and are rarely tested. They do not seek help due to embarrassment and lack of knowledge of agencies and available services. It seems to me that older people do not seek testing or treatment because of their perceived role in their families and communities.
There is an organization called the National Association on HIV Over Fifty (NAHOF) and they say that there are specific ways to target older people. A spokesman said “specific programs must be implemented for older adults who need to be informed about the transmission and prevention of HIV, more research is needed to study seniors’ sexual and drug-using behaviors to determine HIV disease progression and treatments and programs aimed at reaching health care and service providers should cover misdiagnoses, treatments, support groups and more” (Anderson, 2008).
We need to convey to older people age-appropriate information an prevention messages. I believe a lot of what they should learn is safe sex practices; most people over 50 probably have never had a sex-ed class in their life.
Anderson, M. (2008). Hiv/aids and the elderly. Retrieved from http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_2010.shtml
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I totally agree, I think older people do need there own special program. A program that is fitted to there age group and focuses on what they do and do not know. I do not think that the elder are as aware of HIV/AIDS as say people who actually and closely experienced it in the 1980s when it really became an issue. Also, I think the elder need a program as well as younger kids so that when they are at the age when they become sexually active then they can be more aware.
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Just like children, seniors have been left out of the loop for education on this disease. They grew up in a time when sex wasn't discussed and all they had to think about was getting pregnant.
ReplyDeleteDoing sex education classes in nursing homes is very difficult, especially if given by a much younger person. They need the information from someone their age so that it will sink in that it can happen to them.